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UNIT 8: COMPARING CITIES

Read the following article about three

different megacities. Complete the chart
on the next page.

Complete the chart on the next page.

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Exercise 3
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What does the
article say Tokyo Mumbai Mexico City
about…
 Has a  Is india’s largest  Has a
population of city Most populations of
35 million important 23,4 million.
people. commercial  It is the largest
 Everything centre. city in both north
moves fast  Has 22.8 million and south
here.it has the peoples America.
one of the  Sixty percent of
biggest and the population live
busiest with no running
railway water, no
The city and its
systems in electricity,and no
people?
the world. sanitation.
 Every day,11
million
communeters
use it to get
to and from
work.
 It is the
world’s most
expensive
city
 That people  The streets are  European
earn the full of people squares and
highrst wages doing colonial houses
and spend businesses,selling sit next to busy
the most snacks and markets selling
money. clothes. Mexican food
  Is most important and Indian
businesses and handicrafts.
Money and
bank have their  There are
business?
headquarters elegant shops
there. selling high-
 The Bollywood class goods,
film industry expensive
produces more restaurants and
films that supercool bars.
Hollywood in los
angeles.
Buildings and  Tokio was  Was part of the  The Aztecs
history? originally a british empire until callerd it
small fishing independence in Tenochtitlan,and
village called. 1947. it was already
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 The name  Was called an important city
changed in Bombay until when the
1868 when 1995,when it was Spanish invaded
the emperor renamed after a in 1521.
moved there. hindu  The country
 There are not goddess,mumba became
many old devi. independent in
buildings 1821.
because of  In the zocalo the
the 1923 main square,
earthquake you an see the
and second Spanish
world war. cathedral, and
Aztec temple,
and moderm
skyscraper.
 The city has a
lot of museum
and theatres

 The summer  The wet season if  The rainy

are hot and from June to season in from
humid. September. June to October.
Between The warmest
Climate?
November and months are April
February it is a and may.
little cooler and
dryer.
 It has one of  The cheapest and  It has the largest
the biggest easier transport is and cheapest
and busiest by bus. subway system
Transport?
railway  Trains can be in latin America.
systems in crowded and
the world. dangerous.

Listening activity
Lourdes from
Makiko from Tokyo Vimal from Mumbai
Mexico City
she thinks tokyo is a He mentions that it is She likes Mexico a lot
very safe and clean a very busy city all because she likes its
What do they think place day and very noisy climate, the variety of
about the capital city? food, colors and how
much to do since she
doesn't get bored
What do they say she says that people He says that the she mentions that
about the people? are very respectful people are very active people are very happy
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because they do not and hard-working and
take things that are that the people are
not hers, very enthusiastic.

which is a dry place the audio is not she mentions that the
What do they say
mainly in spring mentioned weather in Mexico is
about the climate?
very warm and sunny
She says that He mentions that they the audio is not
transportation is very use cars and trains a mentioned
What do they say easy to travel lot
about transport? everywhere to others
who are very
punctual.
says people can go He says that it is She mentions that it is
for a walk and there usually a very active a place where you do
are many places to and hard-working city, not get bored because
What do they say visit since it is difficult to people are cheerful
about things to do? live there more in the December
times, besides that
Mexico is a very
touristy place,

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